Comments on: Bienvenidos a La Maestra’s Corner — A Peek Into Dual Language Classrooms

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Wed, 31 Jul 2013 12:00:30 +0000

[...] you had the opportunity to read my first post, you will know that this is my first year at a dual-language classroom and with that comes tons of [...]

By: Kelly A. Serrano

Kelly A. Serrano — Tue, 30 Jul 2013 07:00:07 +0000

THANK YOU!

By: Kelly A. Serrano

Kelly A. Serrano — Tue, 30 Jul 2013 06:58:21 +0000

Rose,
Thank you for the additional info. At this point speak to her in the language you feel most comfortable with. The more fluency she has in one language, the easier it will be for her to ‘tranfer’ those into the language she is learning.
Remember, one of the most important things is to be patient and believe in the process. It may take her some time, but she will get there. You are very much invested/interested in her learning and this makes a WORLD of difference.

Kelly
Ps. It is great that you have the opportunity to have a tutor for your daughter, I can only think of all the possitive examples she is getting from her and the tutor.

By: Jennifer

Jennifer — Mon, 29 Jul 2013 04:32:11 +0000

Hola Kelly!

Cool! & thanks for sharing! Felicidades y Buena suerte este ano!

Jennifer

By: Jennifer Serrano

Jennifer Serrano — Sat, 27 Jul 2013 06:27:18 +0000

Sistercita,
Congratulations! I cannot wait to read your first article soon, and your first book in the future.
Many blessings ; )
Jennifer

By: Kelly A. Serrano

Kelly A. Serrano — Sat, 27 Jul 2013 03:20:29 +0000

Thank you!

By: Rose

Rose — Fri, 26 Jul 2013 18:31:46 +0000

Sorry… I am beginning to speak to her in spanish at home… I also read to her and teach her to write… but sometimes she is resistent because I am mami… so she prefers the tutor…

By: Rose

Rose — Fri, 26 Jul 2013 18:30:19 +0000

Hi Kelly,

The way the program works she is one day in spanish and one day in english and it alternates. Some weeks she is in spanish 2 days a week and the next week she is in spanish 3 days a week. When she does have english, they do not go over what was learned in spanish… so technically you do not get a translation. Additionally the teachers are different. You have one teacher for the spanish and another teacher for the english. The english teacher does not know spanish.

I am not beginning to speak to her in spanish and have a tutor from Columbia who works with her twice a week…

By: Ana Flores

Ana Flores — Fri, 26 Jul 2013 06:47:54 +0000

I want to publicly give you a “Bienvenida” as well. We’re beyond thrilled to have you leading this column because we just know how useful this will be both for DL teachers and parents of students. I’m a mom of a DL student myself and I know the first year can be a bit “scary,” for the lack of a better word.
But I have to say that I’ve been so impressed by the effort the teachers put in to make sure that both students and parents are totally at ease.
Happy we can now really share what a DL language classroom is like on the inside through your experiences as a teacher and ours as parents!

By: Melissa

Melissa — Thu, 25 Jul 2013 20:43:09 +0000

I am so excited (and jealous) to read you. In the reverse of your experience I started out with dual language and bilingual teaching jobs, but due to moving into new areas, I have recently only had jobs in ESL and general ed for the past 3 years. Best of luck in your new teaching position!